USS Pennewill

History
United States
Name	USS Pennewill
Namesake	William Ellison Pennewill
Builder	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey
Laid down	26 April 1943
Launched	8 August 1943
Commissioned	15 September 1943
Decommissioned	1 August 1944
Stricken	20 July 1953
Fate	Leased to Brazil, 1 August 1944 Sold to Brazil, 30 June 1953
History
Brazil
Name	Bertioga (D-21)
Acquired	1 August 1944
Fate	Scrapped, 1964
General characteristics
Class and type	Cannon-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,240 long tons (1,260 t) standard 1,620 long tons (1,646 t) full
Length	306 ft (93 m) o/a 300 ft (91 m) w/l
Beam	36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft	11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)
Propulsion	4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW), 2 screws
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range	10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	15 officers and 201 enlisted
Armament	3 × single Mk.22 3-inch/50-caliber guns 1 × twin 40 mm Mk.1 AA gun 8 × 20 mm Mk.4 AA guns 3 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 1 × Hedgehog Mk.10 anti-submarine mortar (144 rounds) 8 × Mk.6 depth charge projectors 2 × Mk.9 depth charge tracks

USS Pennewill (DE-175) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys.